Angus HER - NO64NW0024 - WEST MAINS OF COLLISTON

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO64NW0024
Name	WEST MAINS OF COLLISTON
NMRS Card No.	NO64NW24
NMRS Numlink	35457
Site Form	Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition	AP visible Only
Details	Cropmarks of an enclosed settlement recorded by CUCAP (date not held at NMRS) and the RCAHMS from at least 1988 onwards. The settlement is enclosed by an enclosure, a broad mark which measures up to 6m wide, that is roughly oval on plan, measuring 30m by 60m, and has a southeast facing entrance. The rig, situated northwest of the settlement, has a south-southeast to north-northwest orientation and a distance between furrows of around 10m. A field boundary (shown partially on the (circa 1846) 1st edition map) runs across the field from NO 6072 4616 to NO 6061 4636.
Last Update	22/10/2020

National Grid Reference: NO 6061 4629

Easting: 355270, Northing: 749700

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CROPMARKS		AP VISIBLE	B	100
SETTLEMENTS		ENCLOSED	C	100
RIG & FURROW		AP VISIBLE	D	100
ENCLOSURES	OVAL		A	100

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National Status

National Status
Scheduled (under AM + Arch Area Act 1979)

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
CUC	AN/3640/PO	Air-oblique	Black & White
RCM	B/05288-90 (1988)	Air-oblique	Black & White
RCM	E 11244-6	Air-oblique	Black & White	03/08/2001
RCM	AN/3222-3	Air-oblique	Black & White

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
1890			1978			Edinburgh	25, No.204

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Arbroath & St Vigeans
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Point

Environment

Constraints	No access.
Altitude	45
Geology
Topography	Moderate Slope
Aspect 1	E
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Arable
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter
Length
Width
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Prehistoric period uncertain	A	95
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	B	90
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	C	90

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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